pampiniform

English

Etymology

From Latin pampinus (“a tendril”) + -form.

Adjective

pampiniform (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) In the form of tendrils.

Usage notes

• Applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins.

Translations

in the form of tendrils

• French: pampiniforme (fr)
• Spanish: pampiniforme

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pampiniform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)